As for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly…” (Gen. 17:20). We proceed with the question of Hagar and Ishmael on the basis and thesis that when God says “blessed” He means “blessed” and when He says “loved” He means “loved”. This […]

There is one thing which I do not think I will ever forget no matter how old I get. That one thing is a part of my youth and something which is a vital part of every Protestant Reformed young person. That something is the place at which I met many young people I never […]

Open the shadowed portals fling And as the morning dewdrops cling, Listen! The morning robins sing To their eternal Master. Listen! The screams tear through the night, As in somnambulistic fright, The horrible Angel of Death in white Tells of disaster. But listen! The joyful church bells ring, And yet the people seem to sing, […]

“Be ye angry and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:26, 27 Yes, we may be angry at times! In fact, we should be very, very angry as a living member of the Church of Jesus Christ. For anger is not necessarily evil. […]

The big thing with the “in” crowd today is psychedelic drugs. Young adults and teenagers particularly are using an increasing amount of these drugs, such as: Psilocybin (obtained from Mexican mushrooms), mescaline (obtained from the peyote cactus and used by American Indians in their religious rites), and dlysergic acid diethylamide (also called LSD and obtained […]

Have you ever spoken to anyone about Christ, and told them how much He means to you? Have you ever let someone who doesn’t know Jesus see how wonderful it is to be a Christian? This witnessing to others and confessing Him to the world should be a vital part of our Christian life. But […]